Is there a damage limit cap for a medical malpractice case in Michigan?

Yes, there is a limit cap for a medical malpractice case in Michigan that an injured patient or family can be awarded by a jury. These caps are set by the state statute, MCL 600.1483. Michigan law sets a cap for both economic and noneconomic damages.

There are two tiers of non-economic damage caps for medical malpractice cases. To qualify for the higher cap, the medical malpractice victim must suffer an injury to a reproductive organ, loss of one or more limbs to a patient who is hemiplegic, paraplegic, or quadriplegic, brain injury, spinal cord injury, or the victim is permanently impaired cognitively. All other injuries fall within the lower cap on damages.

For non-economic damages, the damage cap is adjusted every year by the state treasurer due to inflation. In 2012, the lower cap limit is $424,800 and the higher cap limit is $758,500. These limits on damages do not include the economic loss damages, such as lost wages, loss of earnings, medical expenses, educational expenses, and attendant care service expenses. Economic losses are not bound by any damage caps.

In cases involving the death of a patient, the lower cap typically applies but there are exceptions and circumstances that may trigger the higher damage cap.

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